Family Business

You know the old saying, “Never do business with friends and family.”? That is some cynical bull#$@!. We’ve been doing business pretty much exclusively with friends and family for generations and we wouldn’t have it any other way! Here’s some better advice, “Don’t do business with jerks.” Or how about “Don’t do business with people…

Ride Time is different from other used car dealers in Winnipeg. Why? Because here, we’re a family — literally and figuratively. If you haven’t met our Ride Time family yet, consider this an introduction of sorts. Nice to meet ya! Three Generations of Used Car Dealers in Winnipeg The story of Ride Time goes way back…

At Ride Time, you’d be hard-pressed not to know about the Brothers of Bargains who keep the business running. While Andrew and Doug run the show now, everything they do stems from the passion and wisdom of the man who got them started. So who was their father, Doug MacIver Sr.? A Winnipeg Native Son “My…

A lot of car dealerships are family businesses, but that goes even further at Ride Time. The two MacIver brothers, or the Brothers of Bargains, head the company the way only brothers can – with plenty of bickering, yelling, and forgiveness. It actually works pretty well. But how – and why – did Andrew and…

People get frustrated by the whole car buying process. Cultural assumptions make everyone think they’re going to encounter a sleazy salesman who screws them out of their hard-earned money.  By now, you should know we don’t think that way. First of all, our sales team is far from sleazy. We’re a family-owned business who operates…

It’s a girl! On March 10, after (what felt to certain parents like) a long, long pregnancy, Doug and his wife Meagan finally got to meet their baby girl. Blakely Ann MacIver was born on March 10, 2016, at 9:51 pm. She weighed in lighter than expected at 8 lbs 6 oz and measured at 21.25″ long. (Why…